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57. A BONE POWDER FLASK, EUROPE, 17TH CENTURY

Origin: Europe, 17th century.

Dimensions: approx. 16 x 7,1 x 3,3 cm. Weigth - 79 g.

Bone powder flask of bent shape, wide in the upper side and narrow in the lower part. The flask is carved with geometric, anthropomorphic and zoomorphic motifs. Metal fitting of the lower part (chape) is missing. Upper part is closed with a wooden cover, fixed from a side with iron nails.

Condition report: bone with natural light patina, denser in indentations and upper part. Lower part, where a chape is missing, covered with very dark, almost black, patina. Some insignificant cracks. Wooden cover in the upper side most probably is later.